Antiques?

They are going to phase out our traditional incandescent bulbs over the next four to twelve years. We are going to energy saving incandescent bulbs or light-emitting diodes.

Already motel rooms are being lit with fluorescent and spiral 12-watt incandescent bulbs. The latter costing $2 each versus $0.50 for our old traditional bulbs.

There are other choices such as Greenlite X-bulbs ($4), Feit Ecobulbs Plus ($5) and GE Energy Smart Dimmable Spiral ($10).

But I have to ask if they emit enough light for reading and needlework. So far in motel rooms, the answer is no. I usually find better general lighting in the motel lobby where the lower lights add enough I can enjoy my book.

Where is the savings if tasks require more lights? Should we buy a case or so of the traditional 60w bulbs now before the go the way of VHS and floppy disks? In the future we may have to search antique shops!

'til later